Positive Olympics thread 😆

[JKD]

Just now, JohnfromUK said:

and taken in good humour as well 😁

As it should be,,,, enjoy your evening, and your sneaky peaks at the holimpicks 👍😄

[Mice!]

21 minutes ago, oowee said:

Hoping that the event can be a success and remains safe. We had the Russian fsb agent arrest in Paris and foiling the plot to damage the games and now the rail attack. It will not be the end of it. Let's hope participants stay safe. 

I had the fortune / misfortune (I was forced to go) to attend the Olympics in Beijing including the final events in the Bird nest stadium. What struck me was despite having some of the best seats in the stadium, and a member of the UK track and field squad sitting next to me, it was very difficult to keep up with what was happening. Lots of stuff was happening all at the same time. I recon it would be far better on tv. 

You poor dear 🤣🤣 there's always multiple events going on at the athletics,  you just need to focus on one thing otherwise you see nothing. 

[chrisjpainter]

Yes! I am indeed looking forward to the Olympics! Been a rubbish couple of weeks here, so this is going to be a time to forget the ills and enjoy some cracking sport. And the opening ceremony! All been a bit mad and very French thus far. I've loved most of it!

[ditchman]

sorry i think it is awful...........woke ....luvvy.....drivel

[chrisjpainter]

15 minutes ago, ditchman said:

sorry i think it is awful...........woke ....luvvy.....drivel

Bye then. You saw the title of the thread, right?

Edited 16 hours ago by chrisjpainter

[JKD]

20 minutes ago, ditchman said:

sorry i think it is awful...........woke ....luvvy.....drivel

Get back to your own negative thread, please 🙋‍♂️😘😆

[London Best]

Two hours in, losing the will to live now. And I’ve been out thirty minutes with the dog!

[chrisjpainter]

1 minute ago, London Best said:

Two hours in, losing the will to live now. And I’ve been out thirty minutes with the dog!

Turn it off then. Only a fool deliberately chooses to suffer that which he has no need to suffer.

[London Best]

Just now, chrisjpainter said:

Turn it off then. Only a fool deliberately chooses to suffer that which he has no need to suffer.

You tell my missus to turn it off!

[JKD]

"No negativity please 🙏"

Some people just can't read,,,, I mean resist 🙄😂🤣

[chrisjpainter]

1 minute ago, JKD said:

"No negativity please 🙏"

Some people just can't read,,,, I mean resist 🙄😂🤣

As someone who approves of useless trivia, I'm loving Andrew Cotter's occasional gems! Sadly, by attempt to educate my lovely partner fell on confused ears:

Chris: Panama is the only country in the world where you can stand in one place and watch the sun rise over the Atlantic and then set over the Pacific.
Katy: What, at the same time?

[oowee]

1 minute ago, chrisjpainter said:

As someone who approves of useless trivia, I'm loving Andrew Cotter's occasional gems! Sadly, by attempt to educate my lovely partner fell on confused ears:

Chris: Panama is the only country in the world where you can stand in one place and watch the sun rise over the Atlantic and then set over the Pacific.
Katy: What, at the same time?

🤣 lol that's funny.

[JKD]

1 minute ago, chrisjpainter said:

As someone who approves of useless trivia, I'm loving Andrew Cotter's occasional gems! Sadly, by attempt to educate my lovely partner fell on confused ears:

Chris: Panama is the only country in the world where you can stand in one place and watch the sun rise over the Atlantic and then set over the Pacific.
Katy: What, at the same time?

Hahaha 😆 😂 🤣

Is this part of the opening ceremony taking place in Scotland ?! 🌨☔️🌧🌧🌧😆🤣

[London Best]

34 minutes ago, chrisjpainter said:

As someone who approves of useless trivia, I'm loving Andrew Cotter's occasional gems! Sadly, by attempt to educate my lovely partner fell on confused ears:

Chris: Panama is the only country in the world where you can stand in one place and watch the sun rise over the Atlantic and then set over the Pacific.
Katy: What, at the same time?

Not misogynistic, but this is where we gain over them!

[Mice!]

1 hour ago, chrisjpainter said:

As someone who approves of useless trivia, I'm loving Andrew Cotter's occasional gems! Sadly, by attempt to educate my lovely partner fell on confused ears:

Chris: Panama is the only country in the world where you can stand in one place and watch the sun rise over the Atlantic and then set over the Pacific.
Katy: What, at the same time?

That's brilliant, I'll bet she's got a degree 🤣🤣

[JKD]

1 minute ago, Mice! said:

That's brilliant, I'll bet she's got a degree 🤣🤣

Yup,,,, it's 90° East, 180° West 🥳😆

[Mice!]

2 minutes ago, JKD said:

Yup,,,, it's 90° East, 180° West 🥳😆

👏👏👏

[Gordon R]

Olympics doesn't get any better than this.

 

[JKD]

Well, that opening ceremony was,,,,, quite 'ordinaire' !!! Made for TV, not for riverside viewing, as the spectators could only see what was in front of/passing them 🙄 

Unfortunately it rained quite heavily most of the time, which made it even more underwhelming 🫣😐

The highlight for me was the metal horse and [human] rider carrying the Olympic flag, getting pulled up the Seine 😆 But it mostly gets a 👎 from me !

[ditchman]

just reading that the BBC has not got full broadcast rights as the french sold them to Warner...so the coverage of the games will be limited in some areas

[Raja Clavata]

1 hour ago, JKD said:

Well, that opening ceremony was,,,,, quite 'ordinaire' !!! Made for TV, not for riverside viewing, as the spectators could only see what was in front of/passing them 🙄 

Unfortunately it rained quite heavily most of the time, which made it even more underwhelming 🫣😐

The highlight for me was the metal horse and [human] rider carrying the Olympic flag, getting pulled up the Seine 😆 But it mostly gets a 👎 from me !

This sounds a bit, err, negative 😂😂😂

I think the only opening ceremony I’ve ever watched was the London 2012.

I’m neutral on last nights show since I didn’t watch it 😉

[old man]

18 hours ago, London Best said:

Cycling is great in the Olympics. 
They are just a dangerous nuisance on the roads.

👍